Menu items: choices vary widely depending on location.
The biggest seller in
France after the Big Mac is a mustard-topped burger called Le Royal Deluxe. Some Asian locations serve fried shrimp in a Big Mac roll, while McDonald's in India don't serve beef at all, relying instead on burgers made from veggies, rice and beans. A French farmer, Jose Bove, became something of a national hero in 1999 after he and a band of activists destroyed a McDonald's under construction to protest globalization and "bad food." The next year, a bomb detonated in a French McDonald's, killing a 27-year-old employee. No one claimed responsibility. 75 hamburgers are said to be sold every second however this number is probably lower now due to more fast-food options and higher levels of health awareness. McDonalds began as a food stall opened by Patrick McDonald in Monrovia California in 1937. 3 years later, his two sons Richard and Maurice moved the stall to San Bernardino, California and named it McDonalds. In 1955 Ray Croc opened a store in Illinois after becoming the franchising agent. Ronald McDonald is created 1963 and there are 500 total restaurants. The first international franchise opened in 1967 in British Columbia. 69 million customers are served every day There are now 36,258 McDonalds restaurants in 119 countries, of which 29,544 are franchised